Tento autor zkoumá fascinující a často znepokojivé aspekty lidské kultury a folklóru. Jeho práce se ponořuje do tajemných a nadpřirozených jevů, jako jsou upíři, duchové a poltergeisti, a odhaluje jejich kořeny v historii a psychologii. Zvláštní pozornost věnuje také méně probádaným tématům, jako je historie znechucení a ekologické bajky. Autorův přístup je hluboce analytický, ale zároveň přístupný, což čtenářům umožňuje nahlédnout do nejtemnějších a nejzáhadnějších zákoutí naší představivosti. Jeho snaha pochopit a zaznamenat tyto jevy z něj činí jedinečného vypravěče.
The book explores the diverse magical specialists in Wales, such as prophets and physicians, who were often linked to witchcraft. It delves into the evolving beliefs surrounding witchcraft, highlighting the darker transformations that led to the use of cursing wells, some of which still exist today. This examination reveals the complex interplay between folklore, magic, and societal fears in Welsh culture.
Fairies: A Dangerous History tells the story of the many fairy terrors which lay behind Titania or Tinkerbell.
Introduces the homes that people fell in love with in the 1930s, and the fixtures and fittings that went in them. With nearly hundred illustrations and informative chapters on architectural styles, gardens, furnishings and technology in the home, this book seeks to serve as an introductory guide to the houses of the period. schovat popis
A photo-led coffee-table compendium of 50 buildings and structures that have helped to create the Wales we know today. Written by architectural historians Greg Stevenson and Mark Baker, with images by acclaimed photographer David Wilson, the book explores the idea of identity as expressed through a nation's "bricks and mortar." There are even a couple of buildings outside of Wales, a couple that have been lost, and one that moves every year to a different location.
Spectrum: Ambient/ Industrial/ Experimental Music Culture Magazine was one of the most well-respected underground zines dealing with post-industrial music in the late 1990s to early 2000s. Now twenty years on from the release of the first issue, Spectrum Compendium brings together all five issues, along with new material.
Scientists, industry, and the public are all interested in how what we eat affects our brain and mind. Stevenson and Francis provide a comprehensive account of this new and emerging science, written in an accessible style for both educated lay and scientific readers.